England and Wales · Court of Appeal and Supreme Court
When must a UKSC participation acknowledgment be served?
Rule 22(4) gives a respondent 7 days after filing its participation notice to serve the appellant and any other respondent. Portal service and non-portal delivery require different effective-service checks.
- Period
- 7 calendar days after the established operative event
- Trigger
- Filing of the notice of intention to participate
- Rule
- Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(4)–(5)
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(4)–(5) and its official supporting provisions were retained on October 8, 2026. This review concerns when must a uksc participation acknowledgment be served, not an earlier rule edition or a different appeal route.
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Check the applicable procedure
Participation notice filing follows service of the appeal commencement notice. Its own service follows filing, not Court approval of a permission objection. This is service of the appeal-stage participation notice, not service of a permission-stage objection. Establish filing and the parties’ portal status before selecting a completion date.
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When must a UKSC participation acknowledgment be served?
Rule 22(4) gives a respondent 7 days after filing its participation notice to serve the appellant and any other respondent. Portal service and non-portal delivery require different effective-service checks.
Responsible actor. The respondent serving its participation acknowledgment.
Participation notice filing follows service of the appeal commencement notice. Its own service follows filing, not Court approval of a permission objection.
Rule 22(4) uses filing of the respondent participation notice.
This is service of the appeal-stage participation notice, not service of a permission-stage objection. Establish filing and the parties’ portal status before selecting a completion date.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(4)–(5)How does this provision count time?
- Rule 22(4) gives a respondent 7 days after filing its participation notice to serve the appellant and any other respondent. Portal service and non-portal delivery require different effective-service checks.
- The appellant and any other respondent must be served.
- Serve the appellant and every other respondent. PD 4.28 explains automatic portal service for portal parties; rule 8 governs the actual effective service event.
The event specified by Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(4)–(5) controls this period. Establish that event before applying its fixed-after calendar count. The Court of Appeal clear-days model is not a substitute for the Supreme Court provision.
For Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(4)–(5), rule 6(4)(a) extends Registry acts to the next Registry-open day. PD 2.3 includes weekends, England/Wales bank holidays and the Christmas vacation. A separate service act requires method-specific treatment; verify exceptional directions and portal downtime.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(4)–(5)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Participation notice filing follows service of the appeal commencement notice. Its own service follows filing, not Court approval of a permission objection. This is service of the appeal-stage participation notice, not service of a permission-stage objection. Establish filing and the parties’ portal status before selecting a completion date.
A respondent files its participation acknowledgment on October 8,2026. Portal status and the actual recipient service route must be established. Rule 22(4) gives a respondent 7 days after filing its participation notice to serve the appellant and any other respondent. Portal service and non-portal delivery require different effective-service checks. Serve the appellant and every other respondent. PD 4.28 explains automatic portal service for portal parties; rule 8 governs the actual effective service event.
The ordinary 7-day endpoint associated with Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(4)–(5) falls during a weekend or the Registry Christmas closure, and no contrary direction is yet established. For Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(4)–(5), rule 6(4)(a) extends Registry acts to the next Registry-open day. PD 2.3 includes weekends, England/Wales bank holidays and the Christmas vacation. A separate service act requires method-specific treatment; verify exceptional directions and portal downtime. Establish the actual filing and service branch before relying on one deadline for this procedure.
The participation acknowledgment is served by tracked delivery, and the respondent proposes treating dispatch as delivery. Rule 22(4) uses filing of the respondent participation notice. Participation notice filing follows service of the appeal commencement notice. Its own service follows filing, not Court approval of a permission objection.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Established procedural branch
- This is service of the appeal-stage participation notice, not service of a permission-stage objection. Establish filing and the parties’ portal status before selecting a completion date.
- Required completion
- Serve the appellant and every other respondent. PD 4.28 explains automatic portal service for portal parties; rule 8 governs the actual effective service event.
- Related procedure distinction
- Participation notice filing follows service of the appeal commencement notice. Its own service follows filing, not Court approval of a permission objection.
- This is service of the appeal-stage participation notice, not service of a permission-stage objection. Establish filing and the parties’ portal status before selecting a completion date.
- Participation notice filing follows service of the appeal commencement notice. Its own service follows filing, not Court approval of a permission objection.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must a UKSC participation acknowledgment be served?
What starts the acknowledgment service period?
Rule 22(4) uses filing of the respondent participation notice.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(4)–(5)Who must receive the participation acknowledgment?
Rule 22(4) requires the participation notice to reach the appellant and every other respondent through the applicable service procedure.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(4)–(5)Can portal service occur automatically?
PD 4.28 explains that service occurs automatically for a portal-party respondent under rule 8(1).
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rules 6–8Is tracked posting treated as service on dispatch?
No. Rule 8(7) uses delivery to the addressee as recorded by the tracked service.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(4)–(5)Is this the issue-or-approval trigger for a permission objection?
No. That is the separate rule 15(3) permission-stage service clock.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(4)–(5)Why is no universal closed-day service date shown?
Registry closure and method-specific service are distinct, and the raw generic model does not establish the actual recipient and method.
Supreme Court Rules 2024, rules 6–8Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court Rules 2024, rule 22(4)–(5) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Supreme Court Rules 2024, rules 6–8 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| UKSC PD2.3–2.5 and filing and service guidance | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |